Recreation in nursing homes and its challenges

Abstract

　The purpose of the present study is to understand the conditions and challenges faced while conducting recreational activities for elderly residents at nursing homes and determine the level of satisfaction in this regard based on previous studies. By doing so, we aim to discuss recreation that would improve quality of life for elderly residents. The survey result indicates that since the level of satisfaction is high for recreational programs offered outside of nursing homes, demand for community resources is assumed . When organizing recreational programs, nursing staff need to learn about recreation and understand its significance. Challengingly, there is a tendency for recreation itself to become the objective, leading to a dearth of time and staff to organize the recreational programs. In the future, we need to analyze the degree of satisfaction among participants of recreational programs and discuss types of recreation that would improve quality of life for them.